Seal.



J. L. DINSMOOR.

SEAL.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29, 1912.

Patented 1360.29, 1914:

INVEHTOR JOZQH Z1 .Dincasmawr 1 7 v, V I my 4 ATTORNEYS I n snaresParana @FFIKCE.

JOHN I1. DINSMOOE,,0F NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T HERMAN'NM. HIRSCHBERG, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SEAL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 29, 1914..

Original application filed October 15, 1908, Serial No. 457,805. Dividedand this application filed June 29;

' 1912. Serial No. 706,544.

To all whom it may concern:

'Be it known that I, J OHN L. DrNsMooR, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings,and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Seal, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention is a seal, the subject matter of which is a division of aprior application filed by me on October 15, 1908, Serial No. 457,805.

The invention is a two-part seal separate from a shackle, the latterbeing composed of cord, wire, or other means, whereby the device may beused to-good advantage in fastening packages, parcels or bundles topreclude tampering with the contents thereof.

The new article is composed of two metal parts which are manufacturedeconomically, and these parts are assembled easily and quickly for thepurpose of concealing the knot in a cord or the coupled ends of a wire,so that the cord or Wire cannot be removed without giving notice thatunauthorized persons have tampered with the package, parcel or bundle.

In a specific embodiment of the invention, one part of the seal is ametal casing wlth an inturned flange, the latter forming a shoulderpositioned internally of said caslng. The other part is a disk 'orplate, preferably of spring metal, said part being adapted to snap intothe casing for the purpose of closing the open side thereof and ofretaining the knotted or united ends of the shackle within the casing.

Other features of the invention, and the advantages thereof, will appearfrom the annexed detailed description.

In the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated diiferent practicalembodiments of the invention, but the constructions shown therein are tobe understood asillustratwe, only, and not as defining the limits of theinvention.

Figure 1 is :a plan view of a seal .embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is across section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 IS a detail plan view ofthe insertible member of the seal. Figs. 4 and'5 are views plan andvertical cross section, respectively, of another embodiment of themventlon.

As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the seal conslsts of two parts A, B whichare separate from a shackle C, the latter being in the form of a wire,cord, or other pliable member. Each part A, B of the seal is composed ofmetal, the part A being a casing, box or cup. Said part A consists of abottom plate a, a flange a, and a shoulder a all the parts beingintegral. Part A is a single punching of metal, wherein the flange orrim a is positioned substantially at right angles to the plate a. Thefree edge of the rim is turned over in a way to produce a shoulder awhich is positioned internally of the casing, box or cup. The inturnedflange and the shoulder thereof is slitted at a number of pointsindicated at d so as to make the inturned flange or rim yieldablesomewhat to the member B when the latter is inserted.

Member B is a disk or plate, the diameter of which is slightly less thanthe internal diameter of the chamber within the casing or cup. Saidmember B is cut or stamped from a single piece of metal, and,preferably, said metalis yieldable or springy in order that it may giveunder the pressure used in forcing the -member into position within thecasing or cup subsequent to the operation of fastening the ends ofshackle C. As shown, the rim or flange of the cup or casing is providedwith a notch 6, whereas disk 5 is provided with another notch f, the

notches in the cup and the disk providingspaces for the passage ofshackle G into and out of the seal when the arts are assembled.

The device is used as ollows :Assuming that the shackle C is a cord, thetwo ends thereof are tiedtogether so as to produce a knot c, and thenthe casing or cup A is positioned on the cord so that the knot c iswithin the chamber of-the cup, one strand of the shackle passing throughthe notch e in the rim, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The disk 13 is nowplaced in position upon the inturned edge of rim or flange a, the notchf in the turned .3

the shoulder a, or the slitted inturned rim will yield or give to thepassage of the member B, or both the member B and the inturned rim willyieldor give to each other, as a result of which the member B will beforced into the chamber of the member A. Member B occupies a positionbelow the internal shoulder a. of member A so as to be retained therein,and the two members A, B coiiperate in incasing the united part c of theshackle in such a way that access cannot be obtained to the united partwithout destroying the seal or a member thereof. The shackle passesloosely through the notches e', f, in members A, B of the seal so thatthe members will not cut or sever the cord during the operation ofassembling said members or when the seal is in use, but the knot c inthe shackle is so large as compared with the size of the notches e, 7,that it is not possible to pull the shackle or knot thereof through theseal.

The embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 4 and 5 involves a casingA, and an insertible member B, each composed of metal adapted to beassembled in substantially the way heretofore described. Said member Ais a casing or cup consisting of the bottom plate and the rim or flange,said rim or flange having an inturned part forming the internalshoulder. Said inturned .partis indicated at g, but instead of stoppingat the open part of the cup, said inpart 9 is extended at g to contactwith the bottom of the cup. Furthermore, the inturned part is providedintermediate its edges with a groove h forming two shoulders. Theinturned part is slitted at i in order to impart a certain degree ofresiliency or elasticity thereto. The member B is a disk of spring metalwhich is adapt: ed to be inserted into the casing in a manner to occupythe groove 72. of the inturned part 9, the inturned part and the memberB yielding to the pressure employed to force the member B into said cupor casing; The seal is provided in one of its members with means for thepassage of a shackle C therethrough. The member B isshown as having anotch f through which both strands of the shackle are adapted to pass,see Figs. 4 and 5, the knot or united part a of the shackle beingconfined and concealed between the two members of the seal. Obviously,the shackle may be composed of wire, the ends of which are adapted to betwisted together, or said ends may be united in any desired way, and,furthermore, said shackle may be composed of any material other thanthose herein described.-

It will be observed that the casing or cup is closed at one side andopen at the opposite, and, further, that the insertible memher isadapted to be passed through said open side of the cup or casing inorder to introduce said insertible member into the cup or casing in amanner for the insertible member to assume a position below the internalshoulder provided within the cup or casing.

It is apparent from the foregoing description, taken in connection withthe drawings, that the seal is simple in construction, economical tomanufacture, and the parts thereof are assembled easily and quickly. Theseal provides a secure means for inclosing the united ends of a cord,wire, or other shackle so as to preclude unauthorized persons fromtampering with bundles or parcels, but should the seal be broken orinjured, it will afford evidence that the parcel has been opened.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A two-part seal separate from a shackle comprising a casing composedof sheet metaland embodying rigid walls, the boundary wall thereofhaving an edge portion in-v turned to produce a flange interiorly of thechamber of said casing, said inturned part being slitted to render saidflange yieldable, and'a metal member insertible into the easing bypressing it against said flange, the latter being yieldable "for themetal member to pass into the chamber of said casing.

2. A two-part seal one part of which is a metal casing embodying rigidwalls, the boundary wall being provided at one edge with an inturnedflange positioned interiorly of the chamber of said casing, said flangebeing provided with a notch for the free passage of a shackle, the otherpart of said seal being a substantially flatmetal member which isinsertible into the chamber of said metal casing by pressing it belowthe inturned flange thereof, one of said metal parts being yieldable tothe other metal part and said flange contacting with said insertiblemember for retaining the latter in operative position relative to saidcasing.

3. A two-part seal one part of which is a cup-shaped metal casingembodying rigid walls and open on one side, the boundary wall'of saidcasing being inturned to pro duce a flange positioned interiorly withrespect to the chamber of said casing, the other part being a diskcomposed of yieldable metal and insertible into the chamber by springingit beneath the interior flange of said casing.

4. A seal composed of two sheet metal parts separate from a shackle, oneof said sheet metal parts being a cup-shaped cas ing provided with a riid boundary wall the free edge of which. is inturned to form a shoulderwithin the. chamber of said casing,

the other sheet metal'part being insertible into said casing and one ofsaid parts be-' ing yieldable to the other part under the In testimonywhereof I have signed this pressure required to insert one part intospecification in the presence of tWo subthe other part, said two partsbeing rescribing Witnesses. tained in a connected condition by the en-JOHN L. DIN SMOOR. 5 gagement with said insertible part of theWitnesses:

shoulder formed by the inturned free edge M. C. RODRIGUEZ, of the Wallof the cup-shaped casing. H. I. BERNHARD.

